I got to know Ola Joseph at the 35th anniversary
of Sweetwater Valley Toastmasters where Ola started his Toastmasters
Journey. He was kind enough to keynote
the event and gave an inspirational message that resonated with everyone. From a poor fishing village in Africa, Ola
developed mastery of five languages to become a professional public speaker. Today he joins me on the Rick Lakin Podcast
to talk about his Toastmasters journey and his newest book called

Olayinka
Joseph is the president of Riverbank & Associates, a management and
professional development firm in Houston, Texas. A respected and
internationally known speaker, executive speech coach, and trainer, he has
helped many business leaders and organizations enhance their success through
hands-on coaching and mentoring. Together Everyone Achieves More: Embracing
Diversity with Attitude Modification is Ola’s thirteenth book. In addition,
he has authored many magazine and newspaper articles. Ola is a United States
Navy veteran and a distinguished member of Toastmasters International. He is a
member of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
(NAJIT) in five languages, and he is also a Certified Proficiency Tester with
the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Ola is a
certified trainer with the Center for Teacher Effectiveness (CTE).

Today’s podcast is brought to you by The Power Stones by Erin
Larene Wheeler from icrewdigitalpublishing.com.
I will read chapter 1 of The Power Stones. I will review two movies today,
Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Deniro and Bradley Cooper and The Big
Short starring Steve Carel and Ryan Gosling.

The country’s leading Demographer,
William Frey has written a book called Diversity Explosion: How New Racial
Demographics Are Remaking America. I will talk about that and point you to an interview with Tavis Smiley for more information.